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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1961

Page

2

Services Scheduled Today for West Texas Pioneer Gillespie

Carl L Gillespie a longtime West Texas resident and former city bus driver died in St Marys Hospital after a week of medical treatment. Born September 25 1885 in Magnolia Arkansas he lived in Lee Crosby and Oklahoma before settling in Texas and Labide in 1911. Funeral at Highland Baptist Church with burial in Ralls Cemetery. Survivors include his widow a daughter two sons and four grandchildren.

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Mrs. Alzada Sanders Funeral Set at Hale Center

Funeral services for Mrs. Alzada S Sanders 87 pioneer Hale Center resident will be held 2 p.m. Monday at Hale Center First Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy Allen officiating. She died at 10 a.m. in Hi-Plains Hospital. Survivors include her brother E A Burham of Des Moines Iowa burial will be in Plainview Cemetery beside her husband O C Sanders who died in 1938.

City Woman Rites Planned for Mrs Jeffenat at Asbury Church

Funeral services for Mrs. Jeffenat, 68, of 3705-A Ave Re, will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Asbury Methodist Church with Rev. Lea K. Ger and Rev. Clarence Collins officiating. burial in City of Shock Cemetery under Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home. Pallbearers are grandsons Jerry Leavelle, Owell Jeffcoat, Lance Weathersby, Alvin Jeffcoat, Leslie Deffeat, and LD Deffeoat. She died Friday night after weeks of illness. A native Texan born in Mineola, she married Warren F. Jeffenat in November 1917 in Wilbarger County and moved to Lubbock 22 years ago from Hockley County. She was a member of the Awakened Wesleyan Sunday School class at Asbury Methodist Church. Survivors include eight daughters and two sons with numerous grandchildren.

Dotimir Jetfenat Pam Asbury Methodist Church Lea K. Ger St. Luke's Methodist Church Clarence Collins Asbury C. A. Bickley City of Shock Cemetery Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Jerry Leavelle Owell Jeffeoat Lance Weathersby Alvin Jeffcoat Leslie Deffeat LD. Deffeoat Jeffenat Mineols Warren FL Jeffenat Wilbarger County Lubbock Hockley County Awakened Wesleyan Ide the Hush

Chinese Leader Warns West Of Red China Threat

Chiang Kai-shek warned that surrender of Nationalist offshore islands would weaken the United States and the free world. He cited Formosa plus Quemoy and Matsu as pivotal, saying any move to impair the Republic of China would harm global rights and signal greater danger to mankind. He predicted 1961 would bring a breakdown of communism and the Chinese regime.

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Funeral Pending for Vincent Man in Vincent

Vincent Man CHL Gamer 83 died 4 45 p m Saturday in Methodist Hospital. Jody will be transferred by Fray HinBartley Funeral Here to Funeral Home in Big ing today for serviers. Retired miner and farmer. survivors include wife six children three daughters four sons and many grandchildren. lengthy list of relatives across multiple Texas towns.

Vincent Methodist Hospital Jody Fray HinBartley Funerst Funeral Home Biging Serviers Amner Isous Robert Gallup N.M Charlie Seminole Ruby Goodwin Pearl Brown Lillis Jones Ira Mikle Springfield Weatherford Elliot Garner Floresville Nora White Abilene Annader Minnie Laredo Sonic Ferguson Cotulla Chilaren

W S Hamilton Dies At Tahoka

William S. Hamilton, 88, died at 6 a.m. Saturday in a Lamesa nursing home after ill health since April. A retired Lubbock county farmer, he lived in Tahoka since 1996 and was a Church of Christ member. Funeral at 3 p.m. today at Tahoka Church of Christ with Bob Barnes officiating, burial in Tahoka Cemetery. Stanley Funeral Home directed. Survivors include two daughters, Lubbock and Lott. three sons, Tahoka, Hodge, and Austin. two daughters in California and Austin. 13 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Wiliam S. Hamilton Lamesa Hamilton Lubbock Stanley Funeral Home L. R. McWilliams W. A. Waits Lott Tahoka Otho Hodge Thames

Catholic Archbishop Josef Wendel Dies of Heart Attack

Cardinal Josef Wendel archbishop of Munich died of a heart attack at 59 in his Munich residence soon after delivering a New Year Eve sermon. His passing reduces the College of Cardinals to 81 and drew sorrow from the Vatican and Pope John XXIII.

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Rites For TMI Dean Set For Wednesday

Francis Leonard Nemeck 50 dean of Texas Military Institute dies Friday. Survived by wife and two brothers Wil in Long Beach Calif and Ray in Casper Wyoming. A World War I veteran, burial with full military honors in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

AN Antonio Francis Leonard Nemeck Texas Military Institute Nemeck Wil Nemeck Long Beach Calif Ray Nemeck Casper Wyo Fort Sam J Houston National Cemetery

Funeral Set For Accident Victim Geronimo Mojia

Funeral services for Geronimo Mojia age 26 of 1713 E 15th St will be held Monday at St Patrick’s Catholic Church with Rev Kevin Chirk officiating. Burial at City of Lathock Cemetery under Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home direction. Mojia fatally injured when the car he drove collided with another vehicle on southeast Drive near Peach Ave early Friday. He had lived in Lathock four years and worked for Supreme Beef Co. The other car occupants were treated at Methodist Hospital and Mercy Hospital in Slaton: Ras Pequeno, Artistes Calder, Rem Garcia, and Paid Aviaz.

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Lotspeich Rites Set At Floydada

Floydada funeral services are planned for Robert W. Lotspeich a Floyd County farmer who died Saturday in People's Hospital. The First Baptist Church will host services at 2 p m with Rev Ed Bowles officiating. Burial will be in Floyd County Memorial Park under Theven Funeral Home direction. Survivors include two daughters Mrs Cecil Payne and Mrs Oren Hatley both of Floydada. two sons George Glen Rin NM and GOW Waens nie. several grandchildren and two sisters.

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Funeral Pending for R C Beason of West Texas

R C Beason aged about two years died Saturday night at West Texas hospital after an accident. McDonald Funeral Home prepared the body. Survivors include two sons and several relatives from Lubbock Brownfield and Lamesa. The accident also claimed the life of 19 year old Garrett of Fort Worth.

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Tra Wilcox Dies In City

Final rites for Tra Wilcox age 57 of 1610 24th Street were set for 10 am Monday at Sanders Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Dud Strain officiating Burial followed at Lithock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home direction Pallbearers Willard Green Arthur Mover Carl Richardson John B Maude Bud Hatch and Richard Wiles attended The late paint contractor had lived in Lubbock since 1930 after moving from Pecos He was a member of First Christian Church The obituary notes surviving sisters Mrs Atte Thomas Wolforth and Mrs Hope Tackles and other relatives

Tra Wilcox Sanders Funeral Home Dud! Strain First Chris Can City of Lithock Cemetery Willard Green Arthur Mover Carl Richardson John B Maude Bud Hatch Richard Wiles St. Mary's Wilkow Lubbork Pecos Chris Fan Assa Willeacks Atte Mhomas Wolftontiy Hope Lesther

Bridgeman Rites Set In Snyder

Funeral services for Bridgeman will be held at 2 p.m. at Bust Methodist Church with burial in the cemetery under direction of Fanerit Honeth tesvent Af Lal Legrenee ced Days Bridgeman, both of Snyder.

Longtime City Resident Jack Tab Dies

Obituary brief notes the death of Jack Tab a longtime city resident with funeral arrangements led by Reverend at a local chapel. He lived in Sweetwater and was remembered by family including his wife and community members. Funeral service details mention cremation and a private family gathering at Brass Post.

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